Best yeast for kolsch?

[Zambi]

Could bry-97 be used for Kolsch?
Or is that a bad idea.
I would like to make a batch and it's a yeast I got. Almost all others are Belgians (except maybe S 33)

 

[Megary]

Could bry-97 be used for Kolsch?
Or is that a bad idea.
I would like to make a batch and it's a yeast I got. Almost all others are Belgians (except maybe S 33)

Not a bad idea at all. I love Bry-97.
I would try and ferment it cold-ish if possible. 16-17C, low 60’s F, but it works well up to 21-22C. Any higher and it starts getting a little harsh. At least that’s been my experience. And let it do it’s thing for 2 weeks or so in the fermenter. I like to see a nice thick layer of fall-out on the bottom of the fermenter before I package it.

Good luck!

 

[WesBrew]

i've only used WLP029 and it was delicious.

 

[4everyman]

Dieter

 

[Vaquero95]

I've always used Wyeast 2565 for any Kölsch. Can't go too wrong with it.
https://wyeastlab.com/product/klsch/

 

[Donoroto]

Dieter

Dieter the German, or someone on a diet?

 

[GFHomebrew]

Dieter the German, or someone on a diet?

Imperial yeast.

 

[MaxStout]

BRY-97 will make a very good beer, but it won't be a Kölsch. It will produce something more akin to a blonde ale. Those two beers are kind of close in some ways, and I often see craft breweries blur the lines between them. But if you want to reproduce those true Kölsch esters, you need a good German ale yeast: WY2565, K-97, Köln, WLP029.